Improvement in combined corn and cotton cultivators



UNITED STATES ATENT @'EEIE.

WILLIAM c. eAIIvEs,I oEsALEM, AssIGNOR To HIMsEL'E AND HARVEY B. VARNES,on MANAssAs, VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED CORN AND COTTON CULTIVATORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 116,425, dated June 27,1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM C. GAINEs, of Salem, in the county ofFauquier and in the State of Virginia, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Combined Corn and Cotton Cultivator and Chopper;and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing andto the letters of reference marked there-on making a part of thisspecication.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a combined corn and cotton cultivator, as will be hereinafter morefully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure lis a plan View of my machine, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe same with one wheel removed. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the chopper.

A represents the axle, with a wheel, B, on each end, and the frame Cattached to it. To the side pieces of the frame C, immediately in frontof the axle A, are secured standards D B, the upper ends of which areconnected by a rail, E; and their lower ends are also connected, asuitable distance below the frame, by a bar, G. H H and H' H representfour beams, all secured, a suitable distance apart, to a cross-bar, I,and the two center beams H H are, at their rear ends, connected by across-bar, G1, which is pivoted inthe center on the bar G. The frontends of these center beams H H extend beyond the front end of the frameC, and are connected by a cross-bar, G2. These beams rest upon a bar,G3, connecting standards D' Dl extending downward from the front cornersof the frame C. The side beams H' H' rest upon the bar G, and extendunder and a short distance in rear of the a-xle A. At the front ends ofthe beams H and H are downward-pro jecting arms J J', respectively, andwhich are braced by suitable braces, as shown in Fig. 2. To the lowerend of each of said arms is hinged or pivoted, by any suitable means, aplow-beam,

K, having its rea-r end curved, as shown, and provided With a plow, L,for cultivating cotton or corn. This plow-beam is either slotted at asuitable point, or provided with a side bar, so as to form a slot forthe passage of a curved guide-bar, M, attached one to each of the beamsH and H. The guide-bars M are provided with any desired number of holesfor the insertion of a pin, by the chan ging of which the depth at whichthe plows are to work may be readily regulated, because the plow-beamscannot come any further down than said pins. The plow-beams K K, ncinghinged at the lower ends of the arms J J', are always nearly horizontal,which eases the draft. The rear end of each ofthe plow-beams K isconnected by a rod or chain, a, with a lever, N, attached to a collarplaced loosely on a shaft, 0, which has its bearings in suitable boxesupon the rear ends of the center beams H H. By this means the operator,seated upon the seat l), can, by his feet, raise any of the plows out ofthe ground that may be desired. To the shaft O is attached a lever, R,so that said shaft may be turned, and pins on the same engage withprojections upon all the collars to which the footlevers N N areattached, and thus raise all the plows at one time out of the groundwhen turning, going to or from the field, or whenever, for any reason,it may be desired. The rods a a, from the center plow-beams, areattached directly to the front ends of their respective foot-levers; butthose from the side plow-beams are connected each with a bar, b, hingedupon the side beam H', and upon these bars the other leversNoperate soas to raise or lower the side plows. A handlever, S, pivoted at thefront end of the frame C, and connected with the front ends of thecenter beams H H, ena-bles the operator to move all the plows from sideto side when necessary. Upon the hub or inner side of one ofthedriving-wheels B is attached a cog-wheel, T, which gears with a pinion,d, upon a shaft, V, situated under the rear portion of the frame (l, anda clutch, e, with lever j' on said shaft, will throw the shaft in gearwith the pinion or not, as may be desired. Upon the inner end of theshait Vis a ruiter-wheel, W, which gears with a. bevel-pinion, h, uponthe journa-l of a wheel, Z. Directly opposite, and a snitable distanceiu rear thereof, is a similar wheel., Z', the two wheels being connectedby a rod or short shaft, k, on one side of the centers of the wheels. 0nthis rod or shaft is placed a bent lever, y, to the lower` end of whichthe hoe-blade X is secured, the other end of said lever heilig', by apivoted bar, m, connected with an upright notched lever, A', which ispivoted to a spring, B', and passes through a slot in an upright frame,C', whereitis held at any desired height by a spring, i, forcing itagainst a suitable catch engaging with or entering into the notches onthe lever. The machine being in motion the hoeX obtains the requiredchopping' motion, and by means of adjusting the lever A' the stroke ofthe hoe is readily regulated.

Having thus fully described 1n yinvention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The frame with slotted beams H H', laterally adi justed by means oflever S, in con'bination with rock-shaft 0, lever 1t, and levers N N,whereby the plows can be raised separately or collectively,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have here'nto set my hand this19th dayof May, 1871.

. n W. C. GAIN ES.

Witnesses:

A. N. MARR, C. L. EVERT.

